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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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